Oregon Cities Move to Ban Psychedelic Mushroom Compound 4 Years After Legalization

After Oregon became the first state in the country to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the active compound inside the most popular form of psychedelic mushrooms, voters in an increasing number of cities are banning the substance four years later. Four cities that encompass rural and coastal towns and Portland suburbs approved prohibitions for psilocybin, a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, in the Nov. 5 election. Another dozen communities that passed two-year moratoriums in 2022, which saw a majority of the state’s counties and more than 100 cities voting to temporarily or permanently ban the substance, moved to make those restrictions permanent this year....